Caravan for Water and Life in Mexico

from Abolition Media Peoples, organizations and collectives from different states called for the “Caravan for water and for life: Peoples united against capitalist dispossession”, to denounce “the repressive escalation of dispossession and plundering” against indigenous communities and Mother Earth and to “enforce […]

The Hidden Story of a Notorious Guatemalan Nickel Mine

by Sandra Cuffe / The Intercept CRISTÓBAL POP VIVIDLY remembers when the lake suddenly turned red. Indigenous Maya Q’eqchi’ fishermen depend on Lake Izabal, Guatemala’s largest lake, for their livelihoods, and Pop had just been elected president of the local fishers guild when […]

Enbridge Crews Punctured Three Aquifers During Line 3 Construction

by Jennifer Bjorhus / Star Tribune Damage to Minnesota’s public groundwater resources from construction of the Line 3 oil pipeline is more severe than previously known, state environmental regulators disclosed Monday. Enbridge Energy crews ruptured three groundwater aquifers while building the 340-mile […]

Supreme Court Declines Appeal in Dakota Access Pipeline Case

by Chris Schaino / Unicorn Riot Washington, DC – Today the United States Supreme Court declined to hear an appeal brought by Energy Transfer, the energy giant behind the highly contested Dakota Access Pipeline (DAPL). This means that the existing federal court […]

Three Arrested by BIA Police at #DefendWinnemuccaCamp—Support Needed!

from Indigenous Action ALERT! ALL LAND DEFENDERS WATER PROTECTORS: We have a developing situation with three arrests at #DefendWinnemuccaCamp and need numbers. ASAP. – Must come self-sufficient to camp outdoors (high desert conditions). – We have restrooms, showers, and meal prep space. […]